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<p>The UK has an approach in place to support individuals who do not meet the requirements
of the Immigration Rules but where there are exceptional and compassionate reasons
for allowing them to remain here. Discretionary Leave allows an individual to be granted
leave outside the Immigration Rules if they do not qualify for refugee status or humanitarian
protection, or due to exceptional circumstances relating to their family or private
life.</p><p>The UK already operates two sponsorship schemes which share similarities
with the United States’ Welcome Corps initiative. The first is the Community Sponsorship
Scheme, launched in 2016, which enables civil society to directly support refugees
resettled to the UK through identifying housing and providing integration support.
This scheme provides sanctuary to refugees identified and referred by UNHCR for resettlement
directly from regions of conflict and instability.</p><p>The second is Homes for Ukraine,
which launched last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian
nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK if they have a named
sponsor in the UK who is willing to accommodate them for a minimum of six months.</p>
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